Friday, March 02, 2007

John C. Dvorak(.org/blog): Wii will "dominate the future of gaming"

"So my experience with this toy tells me that a fundamental change has taken place in game play
—and it's all down to the controller. People were all pumped up about it before it came out, and now I can see why. It changes all the rules and will dominate the future of gaming. You watch."

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 1:46 PM 0 comments

Department of Homeland Security requires INTERNAL passport for US Citizens

The Department of Homeland Security has issued its requirements for standardizing state identification cards.

"States must start issuing the new internal passports by May 2008, or else their citizens will not be able to board planes or enter federal courthouses..."

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 12:30 PM 0 comments

RIAA Boycott, Day 1: 'Music Theft' Settlements Offered by Record Industry

The RIAA says it's going to offer a special deal to certain college students, letting them off easy instead of suing them for hundreds of thousands of dollars for illegally downloading music. The recording industry Gestapo said letters were going out offering "discounted settlements" to 400 students at 13 universities across the United States.

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 11:08 AM 0 comments

Woman sentenced to 4 years for torching boyfriend's penis

"He had difficulties entering into other relationships after the incident" - poor choice of words, my friend, poor choice of words...

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 11:06 AM 0 comments

Total Lunar Eclipse on Saturday Night!

The moon will slide into and out the shadow cast by the earth in space. There hasn't been one since 2004. Cool!

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Pot No Longer Beneficial Only to the Cheez-It Industry

According to a new report in the journal Neurology, smoked marijuana is a more effective pain treatment than morphine and OxyContin.

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 10:50 AM 0 comments

Microsoft donates to charity for every IM you send -- for real

This isn't that old urban legend about forwarding an e-mail from Bill Gates; choose from stopglobarwarming.org, the National AIDS Fund, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, UNICEF, ninemillion.org, the American Red Cross, or Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Add a text code and each conversation will trigger a contribution to your selected charity.

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 10:44 AM 0 comments

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Atheist group challenges Bush at Supreme Court

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, which for 30 years has sought a firm divide between church and state, will be at the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a case that could affect taxpayers' ability to challenge — and government's ability to defend — a multitude of public programs that involve groups with a religious affiliation.

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 10:09 AM 0 comments

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

MPAA: We Were Only Testing Forest Blog

The MPAA have responded to the claims that they illegally used Patrick Robin's blogging software. They say they were only testing it, and that the blog was "never advertised to the public in any way". I wonder what would happen if a filesharer said he was just "testing" a movie.

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 6:35 PM 0 comments

100 Fictional Male Role Models

Ever have one of those days where you need inspiration? Well, here it is. Read on guys, get inspired and save the world from doom.

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 6:34 PM 0 comments

Boston police blow up traffic counter chained to lightpost

Thanks to the Boston Police bomb squad, this is one traffic counter box that won't get a chance to kill anyone.

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 6:17 PM 0 comments

Huge Underground "Ocean" Found Beneath Asia

A giant blob of water the size of the Arctic Ocean has been discovered hundreds of miles beneath eastern Asia, scientists report. Researchers found the underground "ocean" while scanning seismic waves as they passed through Earth's interior.

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 6:13 PM 0 comments

Bush Faces Opposition on Iran Attack

A number of U.S. military leaders, reportedly including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have waged an extraordinary behind-the-scenes resistance to what they fear is a secret plan by George W. Bush to wage war against Iran.

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 6:12 PM 1 comments

New Poll: Blacks Shift To Barack Obama, McCain Falls

The opening stages of the campaign for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination have produced a noticeable shift in sentiment among African American voters, who little more than a month ago heavily supported Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton but now favor the candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama.

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 6:12 PM 0 comments

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Matt Groening on the Simpsons Movie and return of Futurama.

You'll probably find no greater Simpsons fan than me. Frankly, I will go through serious withdrawals when the show finally ends. I told creator Matt Groening that and I think he thought I was being sarcastic. But he let me interview him anyway. There are 18 years of show to cover, plus the upcoming movie and the return of Futurama.

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 9:15 PM 0 comments

VENTURE BROS. CARTOON PICKED UP FOR SEASON 3

At a one-hour “Venture Bros. Spotlight” panel on Saturday featuring the creators and voice actors of Adult Swim’s hit cartoon “The Venture Bros.,” show creator Jackson Publick confirmed for the packed event hall that “The Venture Bros.” would indeed be picked up for a third season and that a fourth season is likely included with that deal

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 3:13 PM 0 comments

Response to a Gamestop Clerk

To anyone who supports the general whinings of Gamestop clerks, this is a journalistic counter-point that supports everything we've been saying about Gamestop's guerrilla marketing schemes for at least the past ten years.

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 10:58 AM 0 comments

Tranparent Screen Trick + Tutorial

A transparent screen picture w/ a link to a tutorial

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 10:34 AM 0 comments

Wii invades Retirement Homes!

The Wii is now the latest rage at the Sedgebrook retirement community in Lincolnshire, where the average age is 77. In particular, the Wii Bowling component of Wii Sports has members of the retirement community hooked on playing the Wii installed inside the Sedgebrooks’s clubhouse lounge.

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 10:27 AM 0 comments

Top 50 Things To Do To Stop Global Warming

Ultimate List of Actions and Behaviors that can Save the World from Global Warming - Everybody Should Read It!!

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 10:19 AM 0 comments